# Create Social Media Message — VBOUT

> This action creates a new post on social media. See the documentation

- Key: `vbout-create-social-media-message`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.3
- App: VBOUT (`vbout`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/vbout.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/vbout/actions/create-social-media-message
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/vbout/actions/create-social-media-message/create-social-media-message.mjs

## Description

This action creates a new post on social media. [See the documentation](https://developers.vbout.com/docs/?r=developers/docs#tag/Social-Media/operation/post-SocialMedia-AddPost)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `message` | `string` | Yes | The post message to be scheduled/sent. |
| `channel` | `string` | Yes | The channel which the post will be sent to. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `photo` | `string` | No | Link of the photo which will be attached to the post. E.g. https://example.org/image.png |
| `isScheduled` | `boolean` | No | This flag will make the post to be scheduled for future. |
| `scheduledDatetime` | `string` | No | The date and time to schedule the campaign. Date format accepted: m/d/Y \| Y-m-d |
| `trackableLinks` | `boolean` | No | Convert all links inside message to short urls. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "vbout",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "vbout-create-social-media-message",
  arguments: {
    message: "Message",
    channel: "Channel",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "vbout-create-social-media-message",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    vbout: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    message: "Message",
    channel: "Channel",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "vbout-create-social-media-message",
    "configured_props": {
      "vbout": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "message": "Message",
      "channel": "Channel"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/vbout.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps